Okuhehayo eRoma akuzona nje okuningi, kepha okuningi. Empeleni, lonke idolobha liyisikhumbuzo esinye esikhulu emlandweni wama-Italiya namasiko. Futhi ukubuyela lapho kukude kusukela okokuqala, ungathola izindawo ezintsha ezithokozisayo, ezizokhunjulwa isikhathi eside.
Enye yalezi zindawo kimi kwakuyi-basilica ye-oda laseDominican yeSanta Maria-Sopra Minerva, awaziwa kahle ngokuqhathaniswa namasonto aseRoma namasonto amaRoma. Noma kunjalo, kuyathakazelisa kakhulu futhi kuhlukile kakhulu. Okokuqala, le basilika ibhekwa njengowukuphela komuntu ogcinwe ezinsukwini zethu ngethempeli le-Gothic lenhlokodolobha yase-Italy - lalibekwe njengase-1280, futhi lavulwa ngama-1370s. Okwesibili, ubuntu obuningi obudumile buyangcwatshwa lapha - ISt Ekaterina Siena, umculi kanye noMonk Fra Beano Angelico, kanye nobaba abaningi baseRoma. Okwesithathu, kulesi basica, amasiko okulahla kabusha okuvela ekukhohlisweni kwawo kwabantu abamukelwa yiSonto LamaKatolika ama-Heretics noma asolwa ngokuzithoba, kuhlanganise ne-Galileosttro.
Well, futhi, ngowesine, ngaphezu kwe-facade enesizotha - ungadlula futhi ungaqapheli! - Ufihla umhlobiso omuhle kakhulu futhi omuhle ongaphakathi, kepha, usezindlela eziningi ngezindlela eziningi. Abalandeli bezobuciko obuphakeme beRenaissance qiniseka ukuthi babheke lapha ukuncoma ama-Murals of Filippo Lippi kanye nesithombe sikaKristu nesiphambano, esenziwa nguMichelangelo.
Igama elithile elingajwayelekile ("uMaria Ongcwele ngenhla kwe-minerva") ngenxa yokuthi i-basilica itholakala lapho iSonto Lonkulunkulukazi BaseGibhithe U-Isis Wake wabhekwa njengephutha enikezelwe ngephutha. Manje okwedlule "kwe-Egypgy" kwale ndawo kufana ne-obelisk encane esigcawini esiphambi kwe-facade.
Ikheli leBasilica: UPiazza Della Minerva, 42. Ungayivakashela ngokuphelele, kusukela ngo-8,00 kuye ku-19,00, ngoMgqibelo nange-15.30.